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(No Model.)

A. WARTH. Rein-Holder.

No. 228 ;705. Patented June 8,1880.

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ALBIN WARTH, OF STAPLETON, NEW YORK.

RElN-HQLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 228,705, dated June 8, 1880.

Application filed March 20, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALBIN WARTH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Stapleton, in the county of Richmond and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rein-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices for holding or manipulating the reins of draft-animals as, for example, described in Letters Patent of the United States granted to me November 25, 1879, No. 222,106.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 shows a side elevation of my holder, partlyin section, applied to a wagon-body. Fig. 2 is a front view thereof. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the rein-handle. The remaining figures show details, hereinafter referred to.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

The letter A designates the body of a wagon or other vehicle, to the forward part of which is fastened a bracket, 13, carrying a fixed bar, 0. This bar 0 extends transversely to the wagon-body A, and forms a guide for a reinhandle support, D, the latter being mounted on the bar, and, by moving thereon, permitting the rein-handle (marked E) to be brought to any desired part of the wagon-body A intermediate of its sides. The rein-handle support D is constructed with a downwardly-projecting arm, F, which is adapted to rest against the front of the wagon-body A, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, whereby the rein-handle sup port is held in a substantially upright position against the pull of the animal, and the driver is enabled to let go of the rein-handle without danger of losing control thereof. The lower part of the bracket 3 forms a bearing for the arm F against the wagon-body. The rein-handle support D is mounted on the guidebar 0 by means of open bearings a a, and for the purpose of retaining the same on the bar it is provided with a hook, I), embracing the bar, as shown in Fig. 4. The hook I) is detachable, and when it is taken ofi from the rein-handle support the latter is free to be removed from the guide-bar O. The rein-handle support D embodies a cylindrical post, D, which is preferably made adjustable in a vertical direction, and which has an annular groove, 0, (see Figs. 3 and 6,) receiving a spring or other catch, 6!, upon the rein-handle E, when the latter is placed on the post, so that the handle is firmly connected to the post, and at the same time is permitted to turn or swivel thereon.

If desired, the post D may be bent to the shape of a crank, and in that case it is arranged to revolve, so that the rein-handle may be brought to a lateral position without moving the handle-support on the guide-bar C.

To allow the rein-handle E to be placed on the post D it is provided with a transverse hole of equal diameter to the post about midway between its ends, the catch (1 being situated adjacent to such hole. The rein-handle A is split in a longitudinal direction into two halves or sections, and the spring-catch d is arranged in a recess, 0, between the two sections of the handle, the end of the catch being allowed to project, so that it may be conveniently operated to release the handle from the post D. The major portion of the spring-catch (l is thus brought out of sight.

At the opposite ends of the handle E are frames G G, for the reception of the reins, on each of which frames is arranged a clamping screw, f, in such a manner that when the reins are drawn through the end frames and the clamping -screws are tightened the screws bear directly on the reins, thus firmly connecting the same to the handle. The end frames, G G, are attached to the handle E by means of screws h h, and in order to give a firm hold to these screws the handle is provided with nuts 1' i in the interior thereof, to receive the ends of the screws, the nuts being fixed, and,

like the spring-catch 0, being situated between the two sections of the handle E. The end frames, G G, are constructed with ferrules j j, which are fitted on the ends of the handle E, and are a means for holding together its two sections, besides serving to strengthen the joint between the end frames and the handle. Each of the ferrules j j is provided with internal lugs or spurs, as shown in Fig. 7, to fix the same 011 the handle.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with a wagon-body, of a transverse guide-bar, a rein-handle support mounted on the guide-bar, and an arm projectin g downwardly from such support adapted to rest against the wagon-body, thereby sustainin g the rein-handle support in a substantially upright position, as herein shown and described.

2. The combination, with a wagon-body, of a transverse guide-bar, a rein-handle support mounted on such bar by means of open bearings, and a hook attached to the rein-handle support for retaining the latter on the guidebar, substantially as herein shown and described, and permit its ready detachment.

3. The combination, with a cylindrical post having an annular groove, of a rein-handle having a transverse hole adapted to the post, and a catch upon the handle for engagement with the annular groove to produce a swivelconnection between the handle and post, substantially as herein shown and described.

4. The combination, with a longitudinallysplit rein-handle, of a catch arran ged between the sections of the handle, and a post having an annular groove to receive the catch, substantially as herein shown and described.

5. The combination, with handle E, of end frames for receiving the reins and clampingscrews arranged on such frames to bear directly on the reins, substantially as herein shown and described.

. 6. The combination, with the handle E, of end or clamping frames, screws for attaching such frames to the handle, and nuts fixed in the interior of the handle to receive and hold the attaching-screws, substantially as herein shown and described.

7. The combination, with a longitudinallysplit rein-handle, of the end or clamping frames constructed with ferrules to the handle, screws for attaching such frames to the handle, and nuts fixed in the handle between its sections to receive and hold the screws, substantially as herein shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBIN WARTH. [L. s.]

Witnesses:

E. F. KASTENHUBER, J. A. RUTHERFORD. 

